Improvement in bag-holders



R.' RAMSEY.

Bag Holder.v

Patented Feb. 21, 1865.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

ROBERT RAMSEY, OF NEV WILMINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 46,498, dated February21, 1865.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT RAMSEY, of New Wilmington, in the county ofLawrence and State ot Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Bag-Holders and I do hereby declare the following to beafull, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in Which-Figure 1 is a plan ot' a bag-holder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isafront elevation 0f the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in the twofigures.

Thenature ofmy saidinvention consists,trst, in formingthemetallicopening arms orspreaders in one piece with the spring by whichthey are expanded; secondly,in anovel combination -ot' devices wherebythe vertical adjustment ofthe spreaders and suspending-hooks isefiected.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains tofully understand and use the same, I will proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings, A A' represent thc arms or spreaders,whichhold the bag in an open condition while the grain is being pouredin in customary manner.

A2 represents a spring or an elastic part, which is formed in one piecewith the arms A A', and adapts them to be contracted or drawn togetherin order that they may be readily admitted into the mouth of a bag, andthen expand or open out or the purpose of holding the bag open. The armA works through a loop, e', on the arm A', and its extremity is hooked,as shown at a, to prevent the two arms from separating. By thus formingthe expanding spring in one piece with the spreaders the implement isrendered more effectual and durable, and its cost is reduced.

B is a standard, having a vertical slot, B, through which passes thescrew-bolt O, whereby the spreaders A A', with the spring A2,

may be adj usted vertically to conform to the length of bags ot' varioussizes, said bags being designed to rest upon the pedestal I) while beingfilled. v

E is a lever orhandle conjoined to a nut, E', which works upon thescrew-bolt O, and enables a' ready adjustment ot the spreaders whilebeing employed to hold the spring A2 against the standard B, for thepurpose of retaining the arms A A' in a horizontal position. Thescrew-bolt C also sustains and adjusts a plate, F, upon vwhich areformed hooks ff, upon which the bags may be supported at one side; henceit will be seen that the screw-bolt() admits of the simultaneousadjustment of the spreaders A A' and hooks f f.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. Forming the expandingspring; A2 in one piece otmetal with the spreaders A A', substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

2. The screw-bolt O -and nut E, employed in combination with thespreaders A A' and hooks ff, in the manner and for the objects hereinstated.

ROBERT RAMSEY. Attest: y

IRWIN SAMPsoN, THOMAS J SAMPsoN.

